Heterocyclic compound and organic light-emitting device including the same

ABSTRACT

Provided is a heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1 below and an organic light-emitting device including the heterocyclic compound of Formula 1: 
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wherein substituents in Formula 1 above are defined as in the specification.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION

This application claims priority to and the benefit of Korean PatentApplication No. 10-2013-0010706, filed on Jan. 30, 2013, in the KoreanIntellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporatedherein in its entirety by reference.

BACKGROUND

1. Field

The following description relates to a heterocyclic compound and anorganic light-emitting device including the same.

2. Description of the Related Art

Organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) are self-emitting devices thathave advantages such as wide viewing angles, excellent contrast, a quickresponse, high brightness, excellent driving voltage characteristics,and can provide multicolored images.

A typical OLED has a structure including a substrate, and an anode, ahole transport layer (HTL), an emission layer (EML), an electrontransport layer (ETL), and a cathode which are sequentially stacked onthe substrate. The HTL, the EML, and the ETL are organic thin filmsformed of organic compounds.

An operating principle of an OLED having the above-described structureis as follows:

When a voltage is applied between the anode and the cathode, holesinjected from the anode move to the EML via the HTL, and electronsinjected from the cathode move to the EML via the ETL. The holes andelectrons (carriers) recombine in the organic EML to generate excitons.When the excitons drop from an excited state to a ground state, light isemitted.

There is an ongoing demand for a material having improved electricalstability, high charge-transfer or emission capability, a high glasstransition temperature, and capable of preventing crystallization,relative to existing unimolecular materials.

SUMMARY

Aspects of the present invention are directed toward a novel compoundwith improved characteristics, and a high-efficiency, low-voltage,high-luminance, and long-lifetime organic light-emitting deviceincluding the novel compound. The novel compound according to anembodiment has improved electrical characteristics, good chargetransporting capabilities, improved emission capability, and a highglass transition temperature (Tg) that is high enough to preventcrystallization. The novel compound according to an embodiment issuitable as an electron transporting or injecting material forfluorescent or phosphorescent devices of any color, or as a red green,blue, or white light-emitting material.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided aheterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1 below:

In Formula 1,

R may be a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C60 alkyl group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C2-C60 alkenyl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C2-C60 alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstitutedC3-C60 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C60cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C60 aryl group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C2-C60 heteroaryl group, or a substitutedor unsubstituted C6-C60 condensed polycyclic group;

X may be a divalent linking group that is a substituted or unsubstitutedC6-C60 arylene group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C60 condensedpolycyclic group; and

Ar₁ or Ar₂ may be each independently a substituted or unsubstitutedC6-C60 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C60 heteroarylgroup, or a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C60 condensed polycyclicgroup,

wherein at least one of Ar₁ and Ar₂ is a C6-C60 aryl group that issubstituted with an electron-attracting moiety, and n is an integer from0 to 10.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there isprovided an organic light-emitting device including a first electrode; asecond electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode andthe second electrode, wherein the organic layer comprises theheterocyclic compound above.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is aflat panel display device including the organic light-emitting device,wherein the first electrode of the organic light-emitting device iselectrically connected to a source electrode or a drain electrode of athin-film transistor.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The above and other features and advantages of the present inventionwill become more apparent by describing in detail exemplary embodimentsthereof with reference to the attached drawings in which:

The drawing is a schematic view of a structure of an organiclight-emitting device according to an embodiment of the presentinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations ofone or more of the associated listed items. Expressions such as “atleast one of,” when preceding a list of elements, modify the entire listof elements and do not modify the individual elements of the list.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided acompound represented by Formula 1 below:

In Formula 1,

R may be a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C60 alkyl group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C2-C60 alkenyl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C2-C60 alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstitutedC3-C60 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C60cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C60 aryl group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C2-C60 heteroaryl group, or a substitutedor unsubstituted C6-C60 condensed polycyclic group;

X may be a divalent linking group that is a substituted or unsubstitutedC6-C60 arylene group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C60 condensedpolycyclic group; and

Ar₁ or Ar₂ may be each independently a substituted or unsubstitutedC6-C60 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C60 heteroarylgroup, or a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C60 condensed polycyclicgroup,

wherein at least one of Ar₁ and Ar₂ is a C6-C60 aryl group that issubstituted with an electron-attracting moiety, and n is an integer from0 to 10.

The compound of Formula 1 may serve as an electron injecting material oran electron transporting material for organic light-emitting devices.This is caused by the fact that the substituent, Ar₁ or Ar₂, of thecompound of Formula 1 is substituted with an electron-attracting moiety.The electron-attracting moiety will be described later in thespecification.

Due to the inclusion of the heterocyclic ring, the compound of Formula 1has a high glass transition temperature (Tg) or a high melting point.Thus, the heterocyclic compound has high heat resistance against Joule'sheat generated in an organic layer, between organic layers, or betweenan organic layer and a metal electrode when light emission occurs, andhas high durability in high-temperature environments. An organiclight-emitting device manufactured using the heterocyclic compound ofFormula 1 may have improved durability when stored or operated.

Substituents in the compound of Formula 1 will now be described in moredetail.

In some embodiments, the electron-attracting moiety denotes a moietyincluding an element with a large electronegativity, for example, anelectron-attracting group.

Examples of the electron-attracting moiety may be F; —CN; a C1-C60 alkylgroup substituted with at least one —F; a C2-C60 heteroaryl group; aC2-C60 heteroaryl group substituted with at least one selected from adeuterium atom, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, a hydroxyl group, a nitro group,an amino group, an amidino group, hydrazine, hydrazone, a carboxyl groupor a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoricacid or a salt thereof, a C1-C60 alkyl group, a C1-C60 alkoxy group, aC2-C60 alkenyl group, a C2-C60 alkynyl group, a C6-C60 aryl group, and aC2-C60 heteroaryl group; and a C6-C60 aryl group.

In some embodiments, R in Formula 1 may be one of the groups representedby Formulae 2a to 2d below.

In Formulae 2a to 2d,

Z₁ may be a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, —CN, asubstituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C6-C20 aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstitutedC2-C20 heteroaryl group;

Y₁ is —CH═ or —N═;

p is an integer from 1 to 9; and

* indicates a binding site.

In some other embodiments, X in Formula 1 may be one of the groupsrepresented by Formulae 3a to 3d below.

In Formulae 3a to 3d,

Y₁ and Y₂ may be each independently —CH═ or —N═;

Q₁ may be a linking group represented by —C(R₃₀)(R₃₁)—, —S—, or —O—;

R₃₀ and R₃₁ may be each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom,a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C6-C20 aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstitutedC6-C20 condensed polycyclic group; and

* indicates a binding site.

In some other embodiments, in Formula 1, Ar₁ and Ar₂ may be eachindependently one of the groups represented by Formulae 4a to 4d below.

In Formulae 4a to 4d,

Y₁ to Y₃ may be each independently —CH═ or —N═;

Q₂ may be a linking group represented by —C(R₃₀)(R₃₁)—, —S—, or —O—;

Z₁, Z₂, R₃₀ and R₃₁ may be each independently a hydrogen atom; adeuterium atom; —F; —CN; a C1-C60 alkyl group substituted with at leastone —F; a C2-C60 heteroaryl group; a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C20aryl group; or a C2-C60 heteroaryl group substituted with at least oneselected from a deuterium atom, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, a hydroxyl group,a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, hydrazine, hydrazone, acarboxyl group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a saltthereof, a phosphoric acid or a salt thereof, a C1-C60 alkyl group, aC1-C60 alkoxy group, a C2-C60 alkenyl group, a C2-C60 alkynyl group, aC6-C60 aryl group, and a C2-C60 heteroaryl group;

p is an integer from 1 to 7; and

* indicates a binding site.

Hereinafter, substituents described with reference to the formulae willnow be described in more detail. In this regard, the number of carbonsin substituents is presented only for illustrative purposes and do notlimit the characteristics of the substituents. Also, substituents thatare not particularly defined in the specification follow generaldefinitions of the substituents.

The unsubstituted C1-C60 alkyl group may be linear or branched.Non-limiting examples of the unsubstituted C1-C60 alkyl group may bemethyl, ethyl, propyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, pentyl, iso-amyl, hexyl,heptyl, octyl, nonanyl, and dodecyl. At least one hydrogen atom of theunsubstituted C1-C60 alkyl group may be substituted with a deuteriumatom, a halogen group, a hydroxyl group, a nitro group, a cyano group,an amino group, an amidino group, hydrazine, hydrazone, a carboxyl groupor a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoricacid or a salt thereof, a C1-C10 alkyl group, a C1-C10 alkoxy group, aC2-C10 alkenyl group, a C2-C10 alkynyl group, a C6-C16 aryl group, or aC4-C16 heteroaryl group.

The unsubstituted C2-C60 alkenyl group indicates an unsaturated alkylgroup having at least one carbon-carbon double bond in the center or ata terminal of the unsubstituted alkyl group. Examples of theunsubstituted C2-C60 alkenyl group are an ethenyl group, a propenylgroup, a butenyl group, and the like. At least one hydrogen atom in theunsubstituted C2-C60 alkenyl group may be substituted with a substituentdescribed above in conjunction with the substituted alkyl group.

The unsubstituted C2-C60 alkynyl group indicates an alkyl group havingat least one carbon-carbon triple bond in the center or at a terminal ofthe alkyl group.

Non-limiting examples of the unsubstituted alkynyl group are acetylene,propylene, phenylacetylene, naphthylacetylene, isopropylacetylene,t-butylacetylene, and diphenylacetylene. At least one hydrogen atom ofthe alkynyl group may be substituted with a substituent such as thosedescribed above in conjunction with the substituted alkyl group.

The unsubstituted C3-C60 cycloalkyl group indicates a C3-C60 cyclicalkyl group wherein at least one hydrogen atom in the cycloalkyl groupmay be substituted with a substituent described above in conjunctionwith the C1-C60 alkyl group.

The unsubstituted C1-C60 alkoxy group indicates a group having astructure of —OA wherein A is an unsubstituted C1-C60 alkyl group asdescribed above. Non-limiting examples of the unsubstituted alkoxy groupare a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, a propoxy group, an isopropyloxygroup, a butoxy group, and a pentoxy group. At least one hydrogen atomof the alkoxy group may be substituted with a substituent such as thosedescribed above in conjunction with the substituted alkyl group.

The unsubstituted C6-C60 aryl group indicates a carbocyclic aromaticsystem containing at least one ring. At least two rings may be fused toeach other or linked to each other by a single bond. The term ‘aryl’refers to an aromatic system, such as phenyl, naphthyl, or anthracenyl.At least one hydrogen atom in the aryl group may be substituted with asubstituent described above in conjunction with the unsubstituted C1-C60alkyl group.

Non-limiting examples of the substituted or unsubstituted C6-C60 arylgroup are a phenyl group, a C1-C10 alkylphenyl group (for example,ethylphenyl group), a biphenyl group, a C1-C10 alkyl biphenyl group, aC1-C10 alkoxybiphenyl group, an o-, m-, and p-toryl group, an o-, m-,and p-cumenyl group, a mesityl group, a phenoxyphenyl group, a(α,α-dimethylbenzene)phenyl group, a (N,N′-dimethyl)aminophenyl group, a(N,N′-diphenyl)aminophenyl group, a pentalenyl group, an indenyl group,a naphthyl group, a C1-C10 alkylnaphthyl group (for example,methylnaphthyl group), a C1-C10 alkoxynaphthyl group (for example,methoxynaphthyl group), an anthracenyl group, an azulenyl group, aheptalenyl group, an acenaphthylenyl group, a phenalenyl group, afluorenyl group, an anthraquinolyl group, a methylanthryl group, aphenanthryl group, a triphenylene group, a pyrenyl group, a chrycenylgroup, an ethyl-chrysenyl group, a picenyl group, a perylenyl group, apentaphenyl group, a pentacenyl group, a tetraphenylenyl group, ahexaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, a rubicenyl group, a coronelylgroup, a trinaphthylenyl group, a heptaphenyl group, a heptacenyl group,a pyranthrenyl group, and an ovalenyl group.

The unsubstituted C2-C60 heteroaryl group used herein includes one, two,three, or four hetero atoms selected from N, O, P, and S. At least tworings may be fused to each other or linked to each other by a singlebond. Non-limiting examples of the unsubstituted C2-C60 heteroaryl groupare a pyrazolyl group, an imidazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, athiazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolylgroup, a pyridinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, atriazinyl group, a carbazol group, an indol group, a quinolyl group, anisoquinolyl group, and a dibenzothiophene group. In addition, at leastone hydrogen atom in the C2-C60 heteroaryl group may be substituted witha substituent described above in conjunction with the unsubstitutedC1-C60 alkyl group.

The unsubstituted C6-C60 aryloxy group is a group represented by —OA₁wherein A₁ may be a C6-C60 aryl group. An example of the aryloxy groupis a phenoxy group. At least one hydrogen atom in the aryloxy group maybe substituted with a substituent described above in conjunction withthe unsubstituted C1-C60 alkyl group.

The unsubstituted C6-C60 arylthio group is a group represented by —SA₁wherein A₁ may be a C6-C60 aryl group. Non-limiting examples of thearylthio group are a benzenethio group and a naphthylthio group. Atleast one hydrogen atom in the arylthio group may be substituted with asubstituent described above in conjunction with the unsubstituted C1-C60alkyl group.

The unsubstituted C6-C60 condensed polycyclic group used herein refersto a substituent including at least two rings wherein at least onearomatic ring and/or at least one non-aromatic ring are fused to eachother, or refers to a substituent having an unsaturated group in a ringthat may not form a conjugate structure. The unsubstituted C6-C60condensed polycyclic group is distinct from an aryl group or aheteroaryl group in terms of being non-aromatic.

Non-limiting examples of the compound represented by Formula 1 arecompounds represented by the following formulae:

Another embodiment of the present invention provides an organiclight-emitting device including a first electrode, a second electrode,and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the secondelectrode, wherein the organic layer includes the compound of Formula 1described above.

The organic layer may include at least one layer selected from among ahole injection layer, a hole transport layer, a functional layer havingboth hole injection and hole transport capabilities (hereinafter,“H-functional layer”), a buffer layer, an electron blocking layer, anemission layer (EML), a hole blocking layer, an electron transportlayer, an electron injection layer, and a functional layer having bothelectron injection and electron transport capabilities (hereinafter,“E-functional layer”).

In particular, the organic layer may be used as an electron injectionlayer, an electron transport layer, or a functional layer having bothelectron injection and transport capabilities.

In some embodiments, the organic light-emitting device may include anelectron injection layer, an electron transport layer, an EML, a holeinjection layer, a hole transport layer, or a functional layer havingboth hole injection and transport capabilities; the electron injectionlayer, the electron transport layer, or the functional layer having bothelectron injection and transport capabilities may include the compoundof Formula 1 above; and the EML may include an anthracene-basedcompound, an arylamine-based compound, or a styryl-based compound.

In some other embodiments, the organic light-emitting device may includean electron injection layer, an electron transport layer, an EML, a holeinjection layer, a hole transport layer, or a functional layer havingboth hole injection and transport capabilities; at least one of a redEML, a green EML, a blue EML, and a white EML of the EML may include aphosphorescent compound; and at least one of the electron injectionlayer, the electron transport layer, and the functional layer havingboth electron injection and hole transport capabilities may furtherinclude a charge-generating material, in addition to the compound of thepresent invention. In some embodiments, the charge-generating materialmay be a p-dopant, and the p-dopant may be a quinine derivative, a metaloxide, or a cyano group-containing compound.

In some embodiments, the organic layer may include an electron transportlayer, and the electron transport layer may include anelectron-transporting organic compound and a metal complex. The metalcomplex may be a lithium (Li) complex.

The term “organic layer” as used herein refers to a single layer and/ora plurality of layers disposed between the first and second electrodesof the organic light-emitting device.

The drawing is a schematic sectional view of an organic light-emittingdevice according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter,a structure of an organic light-emitting device according to anembodiment of the present invention and a method of manufacturing thesame will now be described with reference to the drawing.

A substrate may be any substrate that is used in existing organiclight-emitting devices. In some embodiments, the substrate may be aglass substrate or a transparent plastic substrate with strongmechanical strength, thermal stability, transparency, surfacesmoothness, ease of handling, and water resistance.

A first electrode may be formed by depositing or sputtering a firstelectrode-forming material on the substrate. When the first electrode isan anode, a material having a high work function may be used as thefirst electrode-forming material to facilitate hole injection. The firstelectrode may be a reflective electrode or a transmission electrode.Transparent and conductive materials such as ITO, IZO, SnO₂, and ZnO maybe used to form the first electrode. The first electrode may be formedas a reflective electrode using magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al),aluminum-lithium (Al—Li), calcium (Ca), magnesium-indium (Mg—In),magnesium-silver (Mg—Ag), or the like.

The first electrode may have a single-layer structure or a multi-layerstructure including at least two layers. For example, the firstelectrode may have a three-layered structure of ITO/Ag/ITO, but is notlimited thereto.

An organic layer may be disposed on the first electrode.

The organic layer may include a hole injection layer (HIL), a holetransport layer (HTL), a buffer layer, an EML, an electron transportlayer (ETL), or an electron injection layer (EIL).

The HIL may be formed on the first electrode by vacuum deposition, spincoating, casting, Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) deposition, or the like.

When the HIL is formed using vacuum deposition, vacuum depositionconditions may vary according to the compound that is used to form theHIL, and the desired structure and thermal properties of the HIL to beformed. For example, vacuum deposition may be performed at a temperatureof about 100° C. to about 500° C., a pressure of about 10⁻⁸ torr toabout 10⁻³ torr, and a deposition rate of about 0.01 to about 100 Å/sec.However, the deposition conditions are not limited thereto.

When the HIL is formed using spin coating, the coating conditions mayvary according to the material that is used to form the HIL, and thedesired structure and thermal properties of the HIL to be formed. Forexample, the coating rate may be in a range of about 2000 rpm to about5000 rpm, and a temperature at which heat treatment is performed toremove a solvent after coating may be in a range of about 80° C. toabout 200° C. However, the coating conditions are not limited thereto.

The HIL may be formed of any suitable hole injecting material.Non-limiting examples of a known hole injecting material to form the HILareN,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis-[4-(phenyl-m-tolyl-amino)-phenyl]-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine,(DNTPD), a phthalocyanine compound such as copper phthalocyanine,4,4′,4″-tris(3-methylphenylphenylamino)triphenylamine (m-MTDATA),N,N′-di(1-naphthyl)-N,N′-diphenylbenzidine (NPB), TDATA, 2T-NATA,polyaniline/dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (Pani/DBSA),poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT/PSS),polyaniline/camphor sulfonic acid (Pani/CSA), andpolyaniline-poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (PANI/PSS).

The thickness of the HIL may be from about 100 Å to about 10000 Å, andin some embodiments, may be from about 100 Å to about 1000 Å. When thethickness of the HIL is within these ranges, the HIL may have good holeinjecting ability without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

Then, an HTL may be formed on the HIL by using vacuum deposition, spincoating, casting, LB deposition, or the like. When the HTL is formedusing vacuum deposition or spin coating, the conditions for depositionand coating may be similar to those for the formation of the HIL, thoughthe conditions for the deposition and coating may vary according to thematerial that is used to form the HTL.

The HTL may be formed of any known hole transporting material.Non-limiting examples of a known hole injecting material to form the HTLare carbazole derivatives, such as N-phenylcarbazole orpolyvinylcarbazole,N,N¹-bis(3-methylphenyl)-N,N′-diphenyl-[1,1-biphenyl]-4,4′-diamine(TPD), 4,4′,4″-tris(N-carbazolyl)triphenylamine (TCTA), andN,N′-di(1-naphthyl)-N,N′-diphenylbenzidine) (NPB).

The thickness of the HTL may be from about 50 Å to about 2000 Å, and insome embodiments, from about 100 Å to about 1500 Å. When the thicknessof the HTL is within these ranges, the HTL may have good holetransporting ability without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

An H-functional layer (having both hole injection and hole transportcapabilities) may contain at least one material selected from holeinjection layer materials and hole transport layer materials. Thethickness of the H-functional layer may be from about 500 Å to about10,000 Å, and in some embodiments, may be from about 100 Å to about1,000 Å. When the thickness of the H-functional layer is within theseranges, the H-functional layer may have good hole injection andtransport capabilities without a substantial increase in drivingvoltage.

In some embodiments, at least one of the HIL, HTL, and H-functionallayer may include at least one of a compound of Formula 300 below and acompound of Formula 350 below:

In Formulae 300 and 350, Ar₁₁, Ar₁₂, Ar₂₁, and Ar₂₂ may be eachindependently a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₆₀ arylene group.

In Formula 300, e and f may be each independently an integer from 0 to5, for example, may be 0, 1, or 2. In a non-limiting embodiment, e maybe 1, and f may be 0.

In Formulae 300 and 350 above, R₅₁ to R₅₈, R₆₁ to R₆₉, and R₇₁ to R₇₂may be each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogenatom, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, anamidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone, a carboxyl group or asalt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acidgroup or a salt thereof, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkylgroup, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₆₀cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₆₀ aryl group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₆₀ aryloxy group, or a substituted orunsubstituted C₅-C₆₀ arylthio group. In some embodiments, R₅₁ to R₆₁ toR₆₉, R₇₁, and R₇₂ may be each independently one of a hydrogen atom; adeuterium atom; a halogen atom; a hydroxyl group; a cyano group; a nitrogroup; an amino group; an amidino group; a hydrazine; a hydrazone; acarboxyl group or a salt thereof; a sulfonic acid group or a saltthereof; a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof; a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group(for example, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, a butylgroup, a pentyl group, a hexyl group, or the like); a C₁-C₁₀ alkoxygroup (for example, a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, a propoxy group, abutoxy group, a pentoxy group, or the like); a C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group and aC₁-C₁₀ alkoxy group that are substituted with at least one of adeuterium atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitrogroup, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine, a hydrazone, acarboxyl group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a saltthereof, and a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof; a phenyl group;a naphthyl group; an anthryl group; a fluorenyl group; a pyrenyl group;and a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthryl group, a fluorenylgroup, and a pyrenyl group that are substituted with at least one of adeuterium atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitrogroup, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine, a hydrazone, acarboxyl group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a saltthereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₁₀ alkylgroup, and a C₁-C₁₀ alkoxy group.

In Formula 300, R₅₉ may be one of a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, ananthryl group, a biphenyl group, a pyridyl group; and a phenyl group, anaphthyl group, an anthryl group, a biphenyl group, and a pyridyl groupthat are substituted with at least one of a deuterium atom, a halogenatom, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, anamidino group, a hydrazine, a hydrazone, a carboxyl group or a saltthereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acidgroup or a salt thereof, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₂₀ alkylgroup, and a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₂₀ alkoxy group.

In an embodiment, the compound of Formula 300 may be a compoundrepresented by Formula 300A below:

In Formula 300A, R₅₁, R₆₂, R₆₁, and R₅₉ may be as defined above.

In some non-limiting embodiments, at least one of the HIL, HTL, andH-functional layer may include at least one of the compounds representedby Formulae 301 to 320 below:

At least one of the HIL, HTL, and H-functional layer may further includea charge-generating material for improved layer conductivity, inaddition to a known hole injecting material, hole transport material,and/or material having both hole injection and hole transportcapabilities as described above.

The charge-generating material may be, for example, a p-dopant. Thep-dopant may be one of quinine derivatives, metal oxides, and compoundswith a cyano group, but is not limited thereto. Non-limiting examples ofthe p-dopant are quinone derivatives such as tetracyanoquinonedimethane(TCNQ), 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-tetracyano-1,4-benzoquinonedimethane(F4-CTNQ), and the like; metal oxides such as tungsten oxide, molybdenumoxide, and the like; and cyano-containing compounds such as Formula 200below:

When the hole injection layer, hole transport layer, or H-functionallayer further includes a charge-generating material, thecharge-generating material may be homogeneously dispersed orinhomogeneously distributed in the layer.

A buffer layer may be disposed between the EML and at least one of theHIL, HTL, and H-functional layer. The buffer layer may compensate for anoptical resonance distance of light according to a wavelength of thelight emitted from the EML, and thus may increase efficiency. The bufferlayer may include any hole injecting material or hole transportingmaterial that is suitable. In some other embodiments, the buffer layermay include the same material as one of the materials included in theHIL, HTL, and H-functional layer that underlies the buffer layer.

Then, an EML may be formed on the HTL, H-functional layer, or bufferlayer by vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, LB deposition, or thelike. When the EML is formed using vacuum deposition or spin coating,the deposition and coating conditions may be similar to those for theformation of the HIL, though the conditions for deposition and coatingmay vary according to the material that is used to form the EML.

The EML may be formed using a variety of known light-emitting materials.In some embodiments, the EML may be formed using a known host and adopant. Dopants that may be used to form the EML may include either afluorescent dopant or a phosphorescent dopant which are suitable in theart.

Non-limiting examples of a known host are Alq3,4,4′-N,N′-dicarbazole-biphenyl (CBP), poly(n-vinylcarbazole) (PVK),9,10-di(naphthalene-2-yl)anthracene (ADN), TCTA,1,3,5-tris(N-phenylbenzimidazole-2-yl)benzene (TPBI),3-tert-butyl-9,10-di-2-naphthylanthracene (TBADN), E3, distyrylarylene(DSA), dmCBP (see a formula below), and Compounds 501 to 509 below:

In some embodiments, an anthracene-based compound represented by Formula400 below may be used as the host.

In Formula 400, Ar₁₁₁ and Ar₁₁₂ may be each independently a substitutedor unsubstituted C₅-C₆₀arylene group; Ar₁₁₃ to Ar₁₁₆ may be eachindependently a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀ alkyl group, or asubstituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₆₀ aryl group; and g, h, i, and j maybe each independently an integer from 0 to 4.

In some non-limiting embodiments, Ar₁₁₁ and Ar₁₁₂ in Formula 400 may beeach independently a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, aphenanthrenylene group, or a pyrenylene group; or a phenylene group, anaphthylene group, a phenanthrenylene group, a fluorenyl group, or apyrenylene group that is substituted with at least one of a phenylgroup, a naphthyl group, and an anthryl group.

In Formula 400 above, g, h, i, and j may be each independently 0, 1, or2.

In Formula 400, Ar₁₁₃ to Ar₁₁₆ may be each independently one of a C₁-C₁₀alkyl group that is substituted with at least one of a phenyl group, anaphthyl group, and an anthryl group; a phenyl group; a naphthyl group;an anthryl group; a pyrenyl group; a phenanthrenyl group; a fluorenylgroup; a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthryl group, a pyrenylgroup, a phenanthrenyl group, and a fluorenyl group that are substitutedwith at least one of a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group,a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, ahydrazine, a hydrazone, a carboxyl group or a salt thereof, a sulfonicacid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof,a C₁-C₆₀ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀ alkynyl group, aC₁-C₆₀ alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthryl group,a pyrenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, and a fluorenyl group; or

but are not limited thereto.

For example, the anthracene-based compound of Formula 400 above may beone of the compounds represented by the following formulae, but is notlimited thereto:

In some embodiments, an anthracene-based compound represented by Formula401 below may be used as the host:

Ar₁₂₂ to Ar₁₂₅ in Formula 401 above may be defined as described above inconjunction with Ar₁₁₃ of Formula 400, and thus detailed descriptionsthereof are not provided here.

Ar₁₂₆ and Ar₁₂₇ in Formula 401 above may be each independently a C₁-C₁₀alkyl group, for example, a methyl group, an ethyl group, or a propylgroup.

In Formula 401, k and l may be each independently an integer from 0 to4, for example, 0, 1, or 2.

For example, the anthracene-based compound of Formula 401 above may beone of the compounds represented by the following formulae, but is notlimited thereto:

When the organic light-emitting device is a full color organiclight-emitting device, the EML may be patterned into a red EML, a greenEML, and a blue EML.

At least one of the red EML, the green EML, and the blue EML may includea dopant below (ppy=phenylpyridine).

Non-limiting examples of the blue dopant are compounds represented bythe following formulae:

Non-limiting examples of the red dopant are compounds represented by thefollowing formulae:

Non-limiting examples of the green dopant are compounds represented bythe following formulae:

Non-limiting examples of the dopant that may be used in the EML arePd-complex or Pt complexes represented by the following formulae:

Non-limiting examples of the dopant that may be used in the EML are Oscomplexes represented by the following formulae:

When the EML includes both a host and a dopant, the amount of the dopantmay be from about 0.01 to about 15 parts by weight based on 100 parts byweight of the host. However, the amount of the dopant is not limited tothis range.

The thickness of the EML may be from about 100 Å to about 1000 Å, and insome embodiments, from about 200 Å to about 600 Å. When the thickness ofthe EML is within these ranges, the EML may have good light-emittingability without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

Then, an ETL may be formed on the EML by vacuum deposition, spincoating, casting, or the like. When the ETL is formed using vacuumdeposition or spin coating, the deposition and coating conditions may besimilar to those for the formation of the HIL, though the deposition andcoating conditions may vary according to a compound that is used to formthe ETL.

A material for forming the ETL may be the compound of Formula 1 above orany known material that can stably transport electrons injected from anelectron injecting electrode (cathode). Non-limiting examples ofmaterials for forming the ETL are a quinoline derivative, such astris(8-quinolinorate)aluminum (Alq3), TAZ, BAlq, berylliumbis(benzoquinolin-10-olate (Bebq₂), 9,10-di(naphthalene-2-yl)anthracene(ADN), Compound 201, and Compound 202, but are not limited thereto.

The thickness of the ETL may be from about 100 Å to about 1000 Å, and insome embodiments, from about 150 Å to about 500 Å. When the thickness ofthe ETL is within these ranges, the ETL may have satisfactory electrontransporting ability without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

In some embodiments, the ETL may further include a metal-containingmaterial, in addition to any known electron-transporting organiccompound.

The metal-containing material may include a lithium (Li) complex.Non-limiting examples of the Li complex are lithium quinolate (LiQ) andCompound 203 below:

<Compound 203>

Then, an EIL, which facilitates injection of electrons from the cathode,may be formed on the ETL, but is not limited thereto, and any suitableelectron injecting material may be used to form the EIL.

Non-limiting examples of the suitable electron material for forming theEIL are LiF, NaCl, CsF, Li₂O, and BaO, which are suitable in the art.The deposition and coating conditions for forming the EIL may be similarto those for the formation of the HIL, though the deposition and coatingconditions may vary according to the material that is used to form theEIL.

The thickness of the EIL may be from about 1 Å to about 100 Å, and insome embodiments, from about 3 Å to about 90 Å. When the thickness ofthe EIL is within these ranges, the EIL may have satisfactory electroninjection ability without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

Finally, the second electrode is disposed on the organic layer. Thesecond electrode may be a cathode that is an electron injectionelectrode. A material for forming the second electrode may be a metal,an alloy, an electro-conductive compound, which have a low workfunction, or a mixture thereof. In this regard, the second electrode maybe formed of lithium (Li), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), aluminum(Al)-lithium (Li), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg)-indium (In), magnesium(Mg)-silver (Ag), or the like, and may be formed as a thin film typetransmission electrode. In some embodiments, to manufacture atop-emission light-emitting device, the transmission electrode may beformed of indium tin oxide (ITO) or indium zinc oxide (IZO).

Although the organic light-emitting device of the drawing is describedabove, the present invention is not limited thereto.

When a phosphorescent dopant is used in the EML, a hole blocking layer(HBL) may be formed between the ETL and the EML or between theE-functional layer and the EML by using vacuum deposition, spin coating,casting, LB deposition, or the like, in order to prevent diffusion oftriplet excitons or holes into the ETL. When the HBL is formed usingvacuum deposition or spin coating, the conditions for deposition andcoating may be similar to those for the formation of the HIL, althoughthe conditions for deposition and coating may vary according to thematerial that is used to form the HBL. Any suitable hole-blockingmaterial may be used. Non-limiting examples of hole-blocking materialsare oxadiazole derivatives, triazole derivatives, and phenanthrolinederivatives. For example, 2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline(BCP) represented by the following formula may be used as a material forforming the HBL:

The thickness of the HBL may be from about 20 Å to about 1000 Å, and insome embodiments, from about 30 Å to about 300 Å. When the thickness ofthe HBL is within these ranges, the HBL may have improved hole blockingability without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

According to embodiments of the present invention, the organiclight-emitting device may be included in various suitable flat paneldisplay devices, such as in a passive matrix organic light-emittingdisplay device or in an active matrix organic light-emitting displaydevice. In particular, when the organic light-emitting device isincluded in an active matrix organic light-emitting display deviceincluding a thin-film transistor, a first electrode on a substrate mayfunction as a pixel electrode, which is electrically connected to asource electrode or a drain electrode of the thin-film transistor.Moreover, the organic light-emitting device may also be included in flatpanel display devices having double-sided screens.

In some embodiments, the organic layer of the organic light-emittingdevice may be formed of the compound of Formula 1 by using a depositionmethod or may be formed using a wet method of coating a solution of thecompound of Formula 1.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail withreference to the following synthesis examples and other examples.However, these examples are for illustrative purposes only and are notintended to limit the scope of the present invention.

EXAMPLE Synthesis Example 1

Synthesis of Intermediate I-1

1.78 g (10.0 mmol) of N-bromosuccinimide was added to a solution, inwhich 1.91 g (10.0 mmol) of 6H-benzo[def]carbazole is completelydissolved in 60 mL of carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄), and then stirred atabout 80° C. for about 30 minutes. The reaction solution was cooled toroom temperature, and then stirred for about 30 minutes to precipitatecrystals. The crystals were collected using a filter under reducedpressure, and then washed with methanol to obtain 1.1 g of IntermediateI-1 as white crystals (yield: 45%). This compound was identified usingliquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). C₁₄H₈BrN:M⁺245.9

Synthesis of Intermediate I-2

2.7 g (10.0 mmol) of Intermediate I-1, 2.5 g (12.0 mmol) of iodobenzene,0.2 g (1.0 mmol) of 1,10-phenanthroline, 0.2 g (2.0 mmol) of CuI, and4.1 g (30.0 mmol) K₂CO₃ were dissolved in 30 mL of N,N-dimethylformamide(DMF), and stirred at about 80° C. for about 24 hours. The reactionsolution was cooled to room temperature, and then extracted three timeswith 30 mL of water and 40 mL of diethylether. The organic phase wascollected and was dried using magnesium sulfate to evaporate thesolvent. The residue was separated and purified using silica gel columnchromatography to obtain 3.07 g of Intermediate I-2 (yield: 89%). Thiscompound was identified using LC-MS. C₂₀H₁₂BrN M⁺272.1

Synthesis of Compound 2

In a nitrogen atmosphere, 3.46 g (10.0 mmol) of Intermediate I-2, 2.68 g(11.0 mmol) of 4-(naphthalene-1-ylamino)benzonitrile, 2.9 g (30 mmol) ofKOtBu, 0.02 g (0.2 mmol) of Pd₂(dba)₃, and 0.02 g (0.1 mmol) of P(t-Bu)₃were dissolved in 50 mL of toluene, and stirred at about 90° C. forabout 3 hours. After completion of the reaction, the reaction solutionwas cooled to room temperature, and then extracted three times withdistilled water and 40 mL of diethylether. The organic phase wascollected and was dried using magnesium sulfate to evaporate thesolvent. The residue was separated and purified using silica gel columnchromatography to obtain 3.7 g of Compound 2 (yield: 73%). This compoundwas identified using mass spectrometry/fast atom bombardment (MS/FAB)and ¹H NMR.

C₃₇H₂₃N₃ cal. 509.19. found 510.31.

¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 8.04-8.01 (m, 1H), 7.87-7.85 (m, 1H),7.79-7.77 (m, 1H), 7.55-7.30 (m, 15H), 7.19-7.15 (t, 1H), 6.77-6.75 (ss,1H), 6.69-6.67 (m, 1H), 6.57-6.53 (m, 2H)

Synthesis of Compound 7

3.5 g of Compound 7 (yield: 72%) was obtained in the same manner as inSynthesis of Compound 2, except that4-[4-(1-phenyl-1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl)phenylamino]-benzonitrile was usedinstead of 4-(naphthalene-1-ylamino)benzonitrile in Synthesis ofCompound 2. This compound was identified using MS/FAB and ¹H NMR.

Synthesis of Compound 13

3.8 g of Compound 13 (yield: 70%) was obtained in the same manner as inSynthesis of Compound 2, except that4-(4,4-dimethyl-9H-fluorene-2-ylamino)benzonitrile was used instead of4-(naphthalene-1-ylamino)benzonitrile in Synthesis of Compound 2. Thiscompound was identified using MS/FAB and ¹H NMR.

Synthesis of Intermediate I-3

10 g (28.8 mmol) of Intermediate I-2 was dissolved in 30 mL of THF, and10 mL (25.0 mmol, 2.5 M in Hexane) of n-BuLi was slowly added dropwiseat about −78° C. The solution was stirred for about 1 hour at the sametemperature, and 9.3 mL (50 mmol) of2-isoproxy-4,4,5,5,-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane was slowly addeddropwise. The reaction solution was then stirred at about −78° C. forabout 1 hour, followed by stirring at room temperature for about 24hours. After completion of the reaction, 50 mL of 10% HCl aqueoussolution and 50 mL of H₂O were added, and then extracted three timeswith 80 mL of diethylether. The organic phase was collected and wasdried using magnesium sulfate to evaporate the solvent. The residue wasseparated and purified using silica gel column chromatography to obtain8.49 g of Intermediate I-3 (yield: 75%). This compound was identifiedusing LC-MS. C₂₆H₂₄BNO₂: M+394.2

Synthesis of Intermediate I-4

3.9 g (10 mmol) of Intermediate I-3, 4.2 g (15.0 mmol) of4-bromo-iodobenzene, 0.58 g (0.5 mmol) of Pd(PPh₃)₄, and 4.1 g (30.0mmol) of K₂CO₃ were dissolved in 30 mL of a mixed solvent of THF/H₂O(2/1 by volume), and then stirred at about 80° C. for about 5 hours.After the reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, 40 mL ofwater was added to the reaction solution, which was then extracted threetimes with 50 mL of diethylether. The organic phase was collected andwas dried using magnesium sulfate to evaporate the solvent. The residuewas separated and purified using silica gel column chromatography toobtain 2.6 g of Intermediate I-4 (yield: 62%). This compound wasidentified using LC-MS. C₂₆H₁₆Br₂N M⁺423.3

Synthesis of Compound 26

In a nitrogen atmosphere, 4.2 g (10.0 mmol) of Intermediate I-4, 2.4 g(11.0 mmol) of N-(naphthalene-1-yl)pyridine-3-amine, 2.9 g (30 mmol) ofKOtBu, 0.02 g (0.2 mmol) of Pd₂(dba)₃, and 0.02 g (0.1 mmol) of P(t-Bu)₃were dissolved in 50 mL of toluene, and then stirred at about 90° C. forabout 3 hours. After the reaction solution was cooled to roomtemperature, then extracted three times with 40 mL of distilled waterand diethylether. The organic phase was collected and was dried usingmagnesium sulfate to evaporate the solvent. The residue was separatedand purified using silica gel column chromatography to obtain 3.7 g ofCompound 26 (yield: 66%). This compound was identified using MS/FAB and¹H NMR.

C₄₁H₂₇N₃ cal. 561.22. found 562.31.

¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) δ 8.53-5.52 (m, 1H), 8.27-8.24 (m, 1H), 8.01 (m,1H), 7.87-7.85 (m, 1H), 7.79-7.77 (ss, 1H), 7.73 (m, 1H), 7.64-7.61 (m,2H), 7.57-7.36 (m, 12H), 7.32-7.23 (m, 3H), 7.03-7.00 (m, 2H), 6.97-6.94(m, 1H), 6.85-6.83 (m, 1H)

Synthesis of Compound 36

3.8 g of Compound 36 (yield: 75%) was obtained in the same manner as inSynthesis of Compound 26, except that4-(4-quinoline-8-yl-phenylamino)benzonitrile was used instead ofN-(naphthalene-1-yl)pyridine-3-amine in Synthesis of Compound 26. Thiscompound was identified using MS/FAB and ¹H NMR.

Synthesis of Compound 42

4.2 g of Compound 42 (yield: 75%) was obtained in the same manner as inSynthesis of Compound 26, except that4-(4,6-dinaphthalene-2-yl-[1,3,5]triazine-2-ylamino)benzonitrile wasused instead of N-(naphthalene-1-yl)pyridine-3-amine in Synthesis ofCompound 26. This compound was identified using MS/FAB and ¹H NMR.

Synthesis of Compound 47

4.2 g of Compound 47 (yield: 70%) was obtained in the same manner as inSynthesis of Compound 26, except that bis-(4-cyano-phenyl)amine was usedinstead of N-(naphthalene-1-yl)pyridine-3-amine in Synthesis of Compound26. This compound was identified using MS/FAB and ¹H NMR.

Synthesis of Compound 54

3.2 g of Compound 54 (yield: 68%) was obtained in the same manner as inSynthesis of Compound 26, except that 4′-bromo-4-iodo-biphenyl was usedinstead of 4-bromo-iodobenzene in Synthesis of Intermediate I-4, and4-(4-pyridine-3-yl-phenylamino)benzonitrile was used instead ofN-(naphthalene-1-yl)pyridine-3-amine in Synthesis of Compound 26. Thiscompound was identified using MS/FAB and ¹H NMR.

Synthesis of Compound 65

3.0 g of Compound 65 (yield: 65%) was obtained in the same manner as inSynthesis of Compound 26, except that2-bromo-7-iodo-9,9-dimethyl-9H-fluorene was used instead of4-bromo-iodobenzene in Synthesis of Intermediate I-4, and4-(3,5-dipyridine-3-yl-phenylamino)benzonitrile was used instead ofN-(naphthalene-1-yl)pyridine-3-amine in Synthesis of Compound 26. Thiscompound was identified using MS/FAB and ¹H NMR.

Synthesis of Compound 76

3.2 g of Compound 76 (yield: 70%) was obtained in the same manner as inSynthesis of Compound 2, except that 5′-iodo-[1,1′:3′,1″]terphenyl wasused instead of iodobenzene in Synthesis of Intermediate I-2, andnaphthalene-1-yl-pyridine-3-yl-amine was used instead of4-(naphthalene-1-ylamino)benzonitrile in Synthesis of Compound 2. Thiscompound was identified using MS/FAB and ¹H NMR.

Synthesis of Compound 77

3.6 g of Compound 77 (yield: 72%) was obtained in the same manner as inSynthesis of Compound 2, except that 7-iodo-1,10c-dihydro-pyrene wasused instead of iodobenzene in Synthesis of Intermediate I-2, and4-(naphthalene-2-ylamino)benzonitrile was used instead of4-(naphthalene-1-ylamino)benzonitrile in Synthesis of Compound 2. Thiscompound was identified using MS/FAB and ¹H NMR.

Synthesis of Compound 84

3.8 g of Compound 84 (yield: 77%) was obtained in the same manner as inSynthesis of Compound 2, except thatphenyl-(4-quinoline-8-yl-phenyl)-amine was used instead of4-(naphthalene-1-ylamino)benzonitrile in Synthesis of Intermediate I-2,and phenyl-(4-quinoline-8-yl-phenyl)-amine was used instead of4-(naphthalene-1-ylamino)benzonitrile in Synthesis of Compound 2. Thiscompound was identified using MS/FAB and ¹H NMR.

Synthesis of Compound 88

3.5 g of Compound 88 (yield: 62%) was obtained in the same manner as inSynthesis of Compound 26, except that 2-bromo-5-(4-iodo-phenyl)pyridinewas used instead of 4-bromo-iodobenzene in Synthesis of IntermediateI-4, and 4-(biphenyl-4-ylamino)benzonitrile was used instead ofN-(naphthalene-1-yl)pyridine-3-amine in Synthesis of Compound 26. Thiscompound was identified using MS/FAB and ¹H NMR.

Additional compounds were synthesized using appropriate intermediatematerials according to the synthetic pathways and the methods describedas above, and were identified using ¹H NMR and MS/FAB. The results areshown in Table 1 below.

Synthetic pathways and source materials for other compounds not in Table1 will be obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art based on thesynthetic pathways and source materials described above.

TABLE 1 MS/FAB Compound ¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) found calc. 2 δ =8.04-8.01 (m, 1H), 7.87-7.85 (m, 1H), 7.79-7.77 (m, 1H), 510.31 509.197.55-7.30 (m, 15H), 7.19-7.15 (t, 1H), 6.77-6.75 (ss, 1H), 6.69-6.67 (m,1H), 6.57-6.53 (m, 2H) 7 δ = 8.31-8.27 (m, 2H), 7.80-7.76 (m, 2H),7.67-7.64 (m, 1H), 652.35 651.24 7.57-7.49 (m, 7H), 7.44-7.36 (m, 9H),7.30-7.28 (m, 2H), 7.25-7.20 (m, 1H), 6.74-6.68 (m, 5H) 9 δ = 8.85 (m,2H), 8.68-8.66 (m, 2H), 8.19-8.17 (m, 2H), 715.55 714.25 8.10-8.07 (ss,2H), 8.04-8.02 (m, 2H), 7.88-7.85 (ss, 1H), 7.78-7.76 (m, 1H), 7.70-7.68(m, 2H), 7.61-7.40 (m, 13H), 7.40-7.34 (m, 2H), 7.06-7.04 (ss, 1H) 10 δ= 8.89 (m, 2H), 8.67-8.66 (m, 2H), 7.95-7.92 (m, 2H), 614.33 613.237.79-7.76 (m, 1H), 7.68 (t, 1H), 7.55-7.47 (m, 8H), 7.41-7.36 (m, 5H),7.31-7.29 (ss, 1H), 6.97-6.96 (d, 2H), 6.72-6.69 (m, 2H), 6.60-6.58 (d,1H) 13 δ = 7.79-7.76 (m, 2H), 7.55-7.47 (m, 7H), 7.41-7.30 (m, 7H),576.33 575.24 7.14-7.08 (m, 2H), 6.73-6.66 (m, 3H), 6.53-6.51 (ss, 1H),6.45-6.44 (d, 1H), 1.61 (s, 6H) 17 δ = 7.79-7.76 (m, 1H), 7.56-7.47 (m,5H), 7.43 (s, 1H), 485.17 484.17 7.40-7.34 (m, 8H), 6.74-6.71 (m, 4H),6.68 (s, 1H) 26 δ = 8.31□□8.53-5.52 (m, 1H), 8.27-8.24 (m, 1H), 8.01 (m,562.31 561.22 1H), 7.87-7.85 (m, 1H), 7.79-7.77 (ss, 1H), 7.73 (m, 1H),7.64-7.61 (m, 2H), 7.57-7.36 (m, 12H), 7.32-7.23 (m, 3H), 7.03-7.00 (m,2H), 6.97-6.94 (m, 1H), 6.85-6.83 (m, 1H) 31 δ = 7379-7.77 (ss, 1H),7.73 (m, 1H), 7.61-7.44 (m, 10H), 536.20 535.20 7.40-7.36 (m, 3H),7.32-7.30 (m, 1H), 7.08-7.03 (m, 2H), 6.97-6.93 (m, 2H), 6.76-6.72 (m,1H), 6.23-6.19 (m, 2H) 36 δ = 8.98 (m, 1H), 8.38-8.36 (m, 1H), 8.20 (m,1H), 663.25 662.25 8.15-8.13 (m, 1H), 7.79-7.77 (ss, 1H), 7.75-7.73 (m,1H), 7.62-7.44 (m, 14H), 7.38-7.36 (m, 3H), 7.32-7.30 (m, 1H), 7.05-7.02(m, 2H), 6.97-6.93 (m, 2H), 6.83-6.80 (m, 2H) 39 δ = 7.92-7.90 (m, 1H),7.83-7.70 (m, 9H), 7.62-7.44 (m, 763.28 762.28 10H), 7.40-7.35 (m, 5H),7.32-7.30 (dd, 1H), 7.25-7.21 (m, 1H), 7.16-7.12 (m, 1H), 6.99-6.96 (m,2H), 6.93-6.89 (m, 2H), 6.84-6.81 (m, 2H) 40 δ = 7.79-7.70 (m, 11H),7.62-7.44 (m, 10H), 7.40-7.36 (m, 713.26 712.26 1H), 7.32-7.30 (m, 1H),7.10-7.05 (m, 2H), 6.95-6.94 (d, 2H), 6.92-6.89 (m, 2H), 6.66-6.62 (m,1H), 6.30-6.26 (m, 2H) 42 δ = 8.85 (m, 2H), 8.68-8.66 (m, 2H), 8.18-8.17(m, 2H), 791.33 790.28 8.10-8.07 (ss, 2H), 8.04-8.02 (m, 2H), 7.84-7.77(m, 3H), 7.75-7.66 (m, 3H), 7.61-7.44 (m, 12H), 7.40-7.39 (m, 1H),7.32-7.30 (m, 1H), 7.26-7.23 (m, 2H), 7.10-7.06 (m, 2H) 47 δ = 7.79-7.77(ss, 1H), 7.75-7.73 (m, 1H), 7.61-7.44 (m, 561.30 560.20 10H), 7.40-7.35(m, 5H), 7.32-7.30 (m, 1H), 6.97-6.93 (m, 2H), 6.83-6.79 (m, 4H) 48 δ =7.79-7.77 (ss, 1H), 7.75-7.73 (m, 1H), 7.62-7.44 (m, 572.19 571.19 10H),7.40-7.35 (m, 3H), 7.32-7.30 (m, 1H), 6.94-6.90 (m, 2H), 6.62-6.56 (m,3H), 6.32-6.24 (m, 2H) 52 δ = 7.77 (s, 4H), 7.75-7.73 (m, 1H), 7.61-7.44(m, 11H), 612.35 611.24 7.40-7.35 (m, 3H), 7.32-7.30 (m, 1H), 7.08-7.03(m, 2H), 6.86-6.82 (m, 2H), 6.76-6.72 (m, 2H), 6.67-6.62 (m, 1H),6.23-6.19 (m, 2H) 54 δ = 8.90 (m, 1H), 8.60-8.58 (m, 1H0, 7.93-7.92 (m,1H), 689.26 688.26 7.76 (s, 4H), 7.73-7.72 (m, 1H), 7.61-7.44 (m, 12H),7.40-7.36 (m, 3H), 7.27-7.24 (m, 3H), 6.82-6.79 (m, 2H), 6.70-6.69 (m,2H), 6.60-6.57 (m, 2H) 60 δ = 8.85 (m, 2H), 8.68-8.66 (m, 2H), 8.19-8.17(m, 2H), 867.32 866.32 8.10-8.07 (ss, 2H), 8.04-8.02 (m, 2H), 7.76 (s,4H), 7.75-7.73 (m, 1H), 7.70-7.66 (m, 4H), 7.59-7.46 (m, 12H), 7.40-7.38(m, 2H), 7.32-7.30 (m, 1H), 7.26-7.19 (m, 4H) 63 δ = 8.53-8.52 (m, 1H),8.47-8.46 (m, 1H), 7.92-7.88 (m, 2H), 653.26 652.26 7.78-7.73 (m, 2H),7.62-7.60 (ss, 1H), 7.55-7.47 (m, 7H), 7.42-7.25 (m, 7H), 7.02-6.99 (m,1H), 6.87-6.81 (m, 3H), 6.56-6.55 (m, 1H), 1.63 (s, 6H) 65 δ = 8.89 (m,2H), 8.67-8.66 (m, 2H), 7.94-7.88 (m, 4H), 806.44 805.32 7.78-7.75 (m,2H), 7.68-7.67 (t, 1H), 7.62-7.46 (m, 10H), 7.40-7.30 (m, 6H), 7.02 (d,2H), 6.81-6.79 (m, 2H), 6.74-6.71 (dd, 1H), 6.53-6.52 (d, 1H), 1.63 (s,6H) 72 δ = 7.79-7.76 (m, 2H), 7.63-7.60 (m, 2H), 7.52-7.46 (m, 7H),652.27 651.27 7.42-7.29 (m, 9H), 7.11-7.09 (m, 2H), 6.73-6.66 (m, 3H),6.53-6.51 (ss, 1H), 6.45-6.44 (d, 1H), 1.61 (s, 6H) 76 δ = 8.54-8.52 (m,1H), 8.11-8.09 (m, 1H), 8.01 (d, 1H), 638.25 637.25 7.87-7.85 (m, 1H),7.80-7.76 (m, 5H), 7.54-7.39 (m, 17H), 7.24-7.18 (m, 2H), 7.02-6.99 (m,1H), 6.83-6.77 (m, 2H) 79 δ = 8.85 (s, 2H), 8.68-8.66 (m, 3H), 8.50-8.49(m, 1H), 691.45 690.25 8.19-8.17 (m, 2H), 8.10-8.07 (ss, 2H), 8.02-8.01(m, 2H), 7.87-7.85 (m, 2H), 7.78-7.76 (dd, 1H), 7.70-7.65 (m, 3H),7.61-7.48 (m, 4H), 7.41-7.31 (m, 6H), 7.24-7.23 (ss, 1H), 7.03-6.99 (m,1H) 84 δ = 8.98-8.97 (m, 1H), 8.38-8.36 (m, 1H), 8.20-8.13 (m, 2H),587.52 586.22 7.79-7.73 (m, 3H), 7.60-7.57 (m, 3H), 7.51-7.41 (m, 6H),7.32-7.31 (m, 2H), 7.06-7.01 (m, 4H), 6.65-6.61 (m, 1H), 6.51-6.48 (ss,1H), 6.19-6.17 (m, 2H) 88 δ = 8.92 (m, 1H), 8.62-8.55 (m, 1H), 7.95-7.91(m, 1H), 688.25 688.26 7.92-7.88 (m, 4H), 7.72-7.70 (m, 1H), 7.61-7.48(m, 12H), 7.35-7.31 (m, 3H), 7.28-7.25 (m, 3H), 6.80-6.76 (m, 2H),6.72-6.60 (m, 2H), 6.58-6.55 (m, 2H) 92 δ = 7.97 (s, 2H), 7.80-7.78 (m,1H), 7.74-7.73 (m, 2H), 626.22 625.22 7.62-7.60 (ss, 1H), 7.55-7.47 (m,7H), 7.40-7.35 (m, 3H), 7.32-7.30 (m, 1H), 7.25-7.22 (ss, 1H), 7.09-7.04(m, 2H), 6.98 (m, 1H), 6.92-6.90 (dd, 1H), 6.86-6.83 (m, 2H), 6.67-6.62(m, 1H), 6.37-6.33 (m, 2H)

Example 1

To manufacture an anode, a Corning 15 Ω/cm² (1200 Å) ITO glass substratewas cut to a size of 50 mm×50 mm×0.7 mm and then sonicated in isopropylalcohol and pure water for five minutes each, and then cleaned byirradiation of ultraviolet rays for 30 minutes and exposure to ozone.The resulting glass substrate was loaded into a vacuum depositiondevice.

4,4′,4″-Tris(N-(2-naphthyl)-N-phenyl-amino)-triphenylamine (hereinafter,2-TNATA), was vacuum-deposited on the anode to a thickness of 600 Å toform an HIL, and a known compoundN,N′-di(1-naphthyl)-N,N′-diphenylbenzidine (hereinafter, NPB) as a holetransporting compound was vacuum-deposited on the HIL to a thickness of300 Å to form an HTL.

9,10-Di-naphthalene-2-yl-anthracene (hereinafter, DNA), as a suitableblue fluorescent host, and4,4′-bis[2-(4-(N,N-diphenylamino)phenyl)vinyl]biphenyl (hereinafter,DPAVBi) as a suitable blue fluorescent dopant, were co-deposited in aweight ratio of about 98:2 on the HTL to form an EML having a thicknessof about 300 Å.

Then, Compound 2 of the present invention was deposited on the EML toform an ETL having a thickness of 300 Å, and then LiF, which is ahalogenated alkali metal, was deposited on the ETL to form an EIL havinga thickness of 10 Å. Then, Al was vacuum-deposited on the EIL to form acathode having a thickness of 3000 Å, thereby forming an LiF/Alelectrode and completing the manufacture of an organic light-emittingdevice.

The organic light-emitting device had a driving voltage of about 5.05 Vat a current density of 50 mA/cm², a luminosity of 3,020 cd/m², aluminescent efficiency of 5.76 cd/A, and a half life-span (hr @100mA/cm²) of about 273 hours.

Example 2

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same manner asin Example 1, except that Compound 7 was used instead of Compound 2 toform the ETL.

The organic light-emitting device had a driving voltage of about 5.23 Vat a current density of 50 mA/cm², a luminosity of 3,175 cd/m², aluminescent efficiency of 5.92 cd/A, and a half life-span (hr @100mA/cm²) of about 287 hours.

Example 3

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same manner asin Example 1, except that Compound 13 was used instead of Compound 2 toform the ETL.

The organic light-emitting device had a driving voltage of about 5.18 Vat a current density of 50 mA/cm², a luminosity of 3,750 cd/m², aluminescent efficiency of 5.68 cd/A, and a half life-span (hr @100mA/cm²) of about 304 hours.

Example 4

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same manner asin Example 1, except that Compound 36 was used instead of Compound 2 toform the ETL.

The organic light-emitting device had a driving voltage of about 5.27Vat a current density of 50 mA/cm², a luminosity of 3,805 cd/m², aluminescent efficiency of 5.97 cd/A, and a half life-span (hr @100mA/cm²) of about 310 hours.

Example 5

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same manner asin Example 1, except that Compound 42 was used instead of Compound 2 toform the ETL.

The organic light-emitting device had a driving voltage of about 5.30Vat a current density of 50 mA/cm², a luminosity of 3,460 cd/m², aluminescent efficiency of 5.81 cd/A, and a half life-span (hr @100mA/cm²) of about 318 hours.

Example 6

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same manner asin Example 1, except that Compound 47 was used instead of Compound 2 toform the ETL.

The organic light-emitting device had a driving voltage of about 5.33Vat a current density of 50 mA/cm², a luminosity of 3,325 cd/m², aluminescent efficiency of 6.03 cd/A, and a half life-span (hr @100mA/cm²) of about 301 hours.

Example 7

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same manner asin Example 1, except that Compound 54 was used instead of Compound 2 toform the ETL.

The organic light-emitting device had a driving voltage of about 5.40 Vat a current density of 50 mA/cm², a luminosity of 3,810 cd/m², aluminescent efficiency of 6.22 cd/A, and a half life-span (hr @100mA/cm²) of about 365 hours.

Example 8

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same manner asin Example 1, except that Compound 65 was used instead of Compound 2 toform the ETL.

The organic light-emitting device had a driving voltage of about 5.16Vat a current density of 50 mA/cm², a luminosity of 3,865 cd/m², aluminescent efficiency of 6.35 cd/A, and a half life-span (hr @100mA/cm²) of about 360 hours.

Example 9

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same manner asin Example 1, except that Compound 76 was used instead of Compound 2 toform the ETL.

The organic light-emitting device had a driving voltage of about 5.29 Vat a current density of 50 mA/cm², a luminosity of 3,540 cd/m², aluminescent efficiency of 6.07 cd/A, and a half life-span (hr @100mA/cm²) of about 307 hours.

Example 10

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same manner asin Example 1, except that Compound 77 was used instead of Compound 2 toform the ETL.

The organic light-emitting device had a driving voltage of about 5.31 Vat a current density of 50 mA/cm², a luminosity of 3,970 cd/m², aluminescent efficiency of 6.19 cd/A, and a half life-span (hr @100mA/cm²) of about 322 hours.

Example 11

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same manner asin Example 1, except that Compound 84 was used instead of Compound 2 toform the ETL.

The organic light-emitting device had a driving voltage of about 5.15 Vat a current density of 50 mA/cm², a luminosity of 3,905 cd/m², aluminescent efficiency of 6.01 cd/A, and a half life-span (hr @100mA/cm²) of about 316 hours.

Example 12

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same manner asin Example 1, except that Compound 88 was used instead of Compound 2 toform the ETL.

The organic light-emitting device had a driving voltage of about 5.12 Vat a current density of 50 mA/cm², a luminosity of 3,875 cd/m², aluminescent efficiency of 6.27 cd/A, and a half life-span (hr @100mA/cm²) of about 335 hours.

Comparative Example 1

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same manner asin Example 1, except that a known compound Alq₃ was used instead ofCompound 2 to form the ETL.

The organic light-emitting device had a driving voltage of about 7.35 Vat a current density of 50 mA/cm², a luminosity of 2,065 cd/m², aluminescent efficiency of 4.13 cd/A, and a half life-span (hr @100mA/cm²) of about 145 hours.

Comparative Example 2

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same manner asin Example 1, except that Compound 500 below was used instead ofCompound 2 to form the ETL.

The organic light-emitting device had a driving voltage of about 5.50Vat a current density of 50 mA/cm², a luminosity of 3,020 cd/m², aluminescent efficiency of 5.57 cd/A, and a half life-span (hr @100mA/cm²) of about 175 hours.

The heterocyclic arylamine compounds represented by Formula 1 accordingto embodiments were used as ETL materials in organic light-emittingdevices and their performances were evaluated. When the heterocyclicarylamine compounds represented by Formula 1 according to embodimentswere used as ETL materials, at least 1 V of the driving voltage waslowered and I-V-L characteristics were improved in each of the organiclight-emitting devices compared to when a known material Alq₃ andCompound 500 were used. In particular, the organic light-emittingdevices according to the embodiments had markedly improved lifetimes. Asa result, it has been demonstrated that the arylamine compoundsincluding the novel heterocyclic compounds according to embodiments ofthe present invention are markedly effective as electron transportingmaterials. The results and lifetimes of the organic light-emittingdevices of Examples 1-12 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 are shown inTable 1 below.

TABLE 1 Driving Current Half-life span ETL voltage density LuminanceEfficiency Emission (hr@100 material (V) (mA/cm²) (cd/m²) (cd/A) colormA/cm²) Example 1 2 5.05 50 3,020 5.76 Blue 273 hr Example 2 Compound 75.23 50 3,175 5.92 Blue 287 hr Example 3 Compound 13 5.18 50 3,750 5.68Blue 304 hr Example 4 Compound 36 5.27 50 3.805 5.97 Blue 310 hr Example5 Compound 42 5.30 50 3,460 5.81 Blue 318 hr Example 6 Compound 47 5.3350 3,325 6.03 Blue 301 hr Example 7 Compound 54 5.40 50 3,810 6.22 Blue365 hr Example 8 Compound 65 5.16 50 3,865 6.35 Blue 360 hr Example 9Compound 76 5.29 50 3,540 6.07 Blue 307 hr Example 10 Compound 77 5.3150 3,970 6.19 Blue 322 hr Example 11 Compound 84 5.15 50 3,905 6.01 Blue316 hr Example 12 Compound 88 5.12 50 3,875 6.27 Blue 335 hr ComparativeAlq₃ 7.35 50 2,065 4.13 Blue 145 hr Example 1 Comparative Compound 5.5050 3,020 5.57 Blue 175 hr Example 2 500

The novel heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1 above has animproved charge transporting capability, and so, can be used as anelectron injecting material or an electron transporting material that issuitable for any color fluorescent and phosphorescent devices, such asred, green, blue, and white fluorescent and phosphorescent devices.Therefore, organic light-emitting devices having high efficiency, lowdriving voltages, high luminance, and long lifetimes may be manufacturedusing the compounds.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and describedwith reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understoodby those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form anddetails may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scopeof the present invention as defined by the following claims andequivalents thereof.

What is claimed is:
 1. A heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1below:

wherein, in Formula 1, R is a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C60 alkylgroup, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C60 alkenyl group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C2-C60 alkynyl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C3-C60 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstitutedC3-C60 cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C60 arylgroup, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C60 heteroaryl group, or asubstituted or unsubstituted C6-C60 condensed polycyclic group; X is adivalent linking group that is a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C60arylene group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C60 condensedpolycyclic group; and Ar₁ or Ar₂ is independently a substituted orunsubstituted C6-C60 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C60heteroaryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C60 condensedpolycyclic group, wherein at least one of Ar₁ and Ar₂ is a C6-C60 arylgroup that is substituted with an electron-attracting moiety, and n isan integer from 0 to
 10. 2. The heterocyclic compound of claim 1,wherein the electron-attracting moiety is F; —CN; a C1-C60 alkyl groupsubstituted with at least one —F; a C2-C60 heteroaryl group; or a C2-C60heteroaryl group substituted with at least one selected from a deuteriumatom, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, a hydroxyl group, a nitro group, an aminogroup, an amidino group, hydrazine, hydrazone, a carboxyl group or asalt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acidor a salt thereof, a C1-C60 alkyl group, a C1-C60 alkoxy group, a C2-C60alkenyl group, a C2-C60 alkynyl group, a C6-C60 aryl group, and a C2-C60heteroaryl group.
 3. The heterocyclic compound of claim 1, wherein, inFormula 1, R is one of the groups represented by Formulae 2a to 2dbelow:

wherein, in Formulae 2a to 2d, Z₁ is a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom,a halogen atom, —CN, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl group,a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C20 aryl group, or a substituted orunsubstituted C2-C20 heteroaryl group; Y₁ is —CH═ or —N═; p is aninteger from 1 to 9; and * indicates a binding site.
 4. The heterocycliccompound of claim 1, wherein, in Formula 1, X is one of the groupsrepresented by Formulae 3a to 3d below:

wherein, in Formulae 3a to 3d, Y₁ and Y₂ are each independently —CH═ or—N═; Q₁ is a linking group represented by —C(R₃₀)(R₃₁)—, —S—, or —O—;R₃₀ and R₃₁ are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, asubstituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C6-C20 aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstitutedC6-C20 condensed polycyclic group; and * indicates a binding site. 5.The heterocyclic compound of claim 1, wherein, in Formula 1, Ar₁ and Ar₂are each independently one of the groups represented by Formulae 4a to4d below:

wherein, in Formulae 4a to 4d, Y₁ to Y₃ are each independently —CH═ or—N═; Q₂ is a linking group represented by —C(R₃₀)(R₃₁)—, —S—, or —O—;Z₁, Z₂, R₃₀ and R₃₁ are each independently a hydrogen atom; a deuteriumatom; —F; —CN; a C1-C60 alkyl group substituted with at least one —F; aC2-C60 heteroaryl group; a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C20 arylgroup; or a C2-C60 heteroaryl group substituted with at least oneselected from a deuterium atom, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, a hydroxyl group,a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, hydrazine, hydrazone, acarboxyl group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a saltthereof, a phosphoric acid or a salt thereof, a C1-C60 alkyl group, aC1-C60 alkoxy group, a C2-C60 alkenyl group, a C2-C60 alkynyl group, aC6-C60 aryl group, and a C2-C60 heteroaryl group; p is an integer from 1to 7; and * indicates a binding site.
 6. The heterocyclic compound ofclaim 1, wherein the compound of Formula 1 is one of the followingcompounds:


7. An organic light-emitting device comprising: a first electrode; asecond electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode andthe second electrode, wherein the organic layer comprises a heterocycliccompound, and wherein the heterocyclic compound is represented byFormula 1 below:

wherein, in Formula 1, R is a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C60 alkylgroup, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C60 alkenyl group, asubstituted or unsubstituted C2-C60 alkynyl group, a substituted orunsubstituted C3-C60 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstitutedC3-C60 cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C60 arylgroup, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C60 heteroaryl group, or asubstituted or unsubstituted C6-C60 condensed polycyclic group; X is adivalent linking group that is a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C60arylene group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C60 condensedpolycyclic group; and Ar₁ or Ar₂ is independently a substituted orunsubstituted C6-C60 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C60heteroaryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C60 condensedpolycyclic group, wherein at least one of Ar₁ and Ar₂ is a C6-C60 arylgroup that is substituted with an electron-attracting moiety, and n isan integer from 0 to
 10. 8. The organic light-emitting device of claim7, wherein the organic layer is an electron injection layer, an electrontransport layer, or a functional layer having both electron injectionand transport capabilities.
 9. The organic light-emitting device ofclaim 7, wherein the organic layer comprises an emission layer; at leastone of an electron injection layer, an electron transport layer, or afunctional layer having both electron injection and transportcapabilities; and at least one of a hole injection layer, a holetransport layer, or a functional layer having both hole injection andtransport capabilities, wherein the at least one of the electroninjection layer, the electron transport layer, or the functional layerhaving both electron injection and transport capabilities comprises theheterocyclic compound, and wherein the emission layer comprises ananthracene-based compound, an arylamine-based compound, or astyryl-based compound.
 10. The organic light-emitting device of claim 7,wherein the organic layer comprises an emission layer; at least one ofan electron injection layer, an electron transport layer, or afunctional layer having both electron injection and transportcapabilities; and at least one of a hole injection layer, a holetransport layer, or a functional layer having both hole injection andtransport capabilities, wherein the at least one of the electroninjection layer, the electron transport layer, and the functional layerhaving both electron injection and transport capabilities comprises theheterocyclic compound, and wherein the emission layer comprises at leastone of a red emission layer, a green emission layer, a blue emissionlayer, or a white emission layer, at least one of which comprises aphosphorescent compound.
 11. The organic light-emitting device of claim10, wherein the at least one of the hole injection layer, the holetransport layer, and the functional layer having both hole injection andhole transport capabilities comprises a charge-generating material. 12.The organic light-emitting device of claim 11, wherein the chargegenerating material is a p-dopant.
 13. The organic light-emitting deviceof claim 12, wherein the p-dopant is a quinone derivative.
 14. Theorganic light-emitting device of claim 12, wherein the p-dopant is ametal oxide.
 15. The organic light-emitting device of claim 12, whereinthe p-dopant is a cyano group-containing compound.
 16. The organiclight-emitting device of claim 7, wherein the organic layer comprises anelectron transport layer, wherein the electron transport layer furthercomprises a metal complex.
 17. The organic light-emitting device ofclaim 16, wherein the metal complex is a lithium complex.
 18. Theorganic light-emitting device of claim 16, wherein the metal complex isa lithium quinolate (LiQ).
 19. The organic light-emitting device ofclaim 7, wherein the organic layer is formed from the heterocycliccompound using a wet process.
 20. A flat panel display device comprisingthe organic light-emitting device of claim 7, wherein the firstelectrode of the organic light-emitting device is electrically connectedto a source electrode or a drain electrode of a thin-film transistor.